Chapter 351 Letter from home: The princess was born
It was early autumn, the sun was shining brightly, and His Majesty the Emperor had a bright smile on his face, "The tiger's skin is very good, with almost no damage. I will ask someone to make a tiger skin mattress for you later."
Wen Xiaotu: I can’t bear it!
As dusk fell, the mighty royal chariot returned to the palace in Beiping City. Today's hunting was fruitful. Clan relatives and nobles rushed to present the prey they shot to His Majesty the Emperor. This was not only to show their bravery, but also as a traditional rule. Because
The hunting ground is a royal hunting ground. Although the emperor allows his courtiers to hunt, the prey naturally belongs to the emperor.
But, His Majesty the Emperor has always only taken the best quality prey. After the Emperor has finished picking, the rest can be taken home, the meat will be barbecued, the skins will be tanned, and some rare ones, such as antlers, tiger bones, tiger teeth, etc.
Collect as a trophy.
Therefore, tonight’s dinner, needless to say, will feature a variety of game, including roasted chicken, roasted duck, roasted whole lamb, roasted venison, steamed deer tail, steamed bear paws, stewed tiger whip... Ahem! The last one is a big no-no.
No need!
The emperor held a banquet for the ministers in the front, and Wen Xiaotu also enjoyed the food in the Cifu Hall. It was lively in the front, and Wen Xiaotu's Cifu Hall was not deserted. There were singing and dancing in the palace, and there were caring little cotton-padded jackets to accompany her.
Eat, drink and have fun together.
Princess Wenyu Jinshu happily drank a cup of Tatar tribute horse milk, then turned to the maid and told the maid: "Go and tell the consort that I have drunk too much and will not leave the palace tonight. Let him go back by himself."
Outside the palace, there are also many official residences of the former dynasty, which are now used to house clan relatives and nobles. The mansion where Jin Shu stayed in Peiping was very close to the palace, and it was also a first-class mansion, but this time
She was enjoying herself so much that she didn't want to leave.
Wen Xiaotu couldn't help but smile, looking at the dancing girls in the palace. They were no less impressive than the singing and dancing in the Jiaofang Division in the middle of the capital. He smiled and said, "If you like these singing girls and dancing girls, you can do it yourself."
Choose some and take them back to listen to them slowly."
Jin Shu was about to nod, but quickly shook his head: "Let's forget it, I don't want to have so many beauties in my house."
Wen Xiaotu smiled and said: "I see that the prince-in-law's thoughts are all on you, and he doesn't dare to have any extravagant thoughts."
It's good to be a princess.
Jin Shu was a little depressed, "He's just a little clingy... He always wants me to have children as soon as possible." - Jin Shu has seen the hardships and dangers of having children with his own eyes, so naturally he doesn't want to have children too early. Mother Queen
You're right, you have to wait until you're twenty, right?
Wen Xiaotu quickly asked: "Have you spoken to Qi Baizhou and made it clear? Don't say that you don't want to have children, but that you will only have them two years later."
Jin Shu nodded and said, "I told him a long time ago and he agreed, but now he seems to want to regret it."
Wen Xiaotu frowned. Since it was agreed in advance, how could he suddenly go back on his word?
Jin Shu whispered: "Aunt Zhuang Yi, she has not been in good health recently. Gongji is worried that Aunt Zhuang Yi will not be able to see her grandson."
Princess Zhuang Yi seemed to have contracted the disease when she gave birth to her youngest son. Wen Xiaotu secretly thought that filial piety is greater than heaven.
Jin Shu muttered: "Besides, if Aunt Zhuang Yi dies, it will be delayed for another three years. But I am not old now, so what if it is three years later? Mother, I really don't know what to do now.
Already?"
Since marrying Qi Baizhou, both Duke Li and Aunt Zhuang Yi have been very kind to her. Alas, even a princess has to bear children for her consort, which is her duty.
Wen Xiaotu was speechless for a long time, "At the very least, you have to wait until you are eighteen." - Alas, actually eighteen is still too early to have a baby!
Jin Shu was depressed and couldn't help but drink a full cup of kumiss. She was really drunk now. She muttered: "It's so annoying... It's not that I don't want to give birth, it's just that I have to be two days late."
Only a few years ago... Aunt Zhuang Yi was originally very strong, so how could she suddenly become ill..."
Wen Xiaotu hadn't heard that Princess Zhuang Yi was sick, so he asked, "When did you get sick?"
Jin Shu sighed and said: "Just after arriving in Beiping City, I received a letter from Duke Li Guo. It said that Aunt Zhuang Yi suddenly fell ill and her condition was not good. In the letter, she also urged Gongji and me to conceive the child as soon as possible...
"
Wen Xiaotu instantly smelled something fishy. Everything was fine before. After the princess consort left the capital, Princess Zhuang Yi suddenly fell ill, and she was very ill. By the way, could the old princess be pretending to be ill on purpose?
?
Wen Xiaotu's expression condensed: "You and your consort agreed to have a child two years later. Does Princess Zhuang Yi know about it?"
Jin Shu pouted and said, "Of course I don't want to tell Duke Li Guo and Aunt Zhuang Yi, but Gongji is not strict with his words!" As he said this, Jin Shu showed a dissatisfied look.
Wen Xiaotu:...It seems that nine times out of ten, he is pretending to be ill.
Wen Xiaotu narrowed his eyes and said, "Princess Zhuang Yi is both your aunt and your mother-in-law. Now that she is ill, you should not stay in Peiping for a long time. You can go back to Beijing with your consort tomorrow. Don't rely on your status, or you will be miserable.
Come to your door in person to attend to your illness."
Jin Shu was stunned for a moment: "However, the letter from Li Guogong's family said that he and I were allowed to serve our father, the queen, and the queen, so there is no need to rush back."
Wen Xiaotu said softly: "Compared with loyalty and filial piety, Duke Li naturally has no choice but to be loyal. Princess Zhuang Yi is the consort's biological mother. He must be very anxious right now, but he doesn't dare to return to the capital on his own initiative."
Jin Shu nodded, almost half sober from the wine in an instant, "I understand, I will go and say goodbye to my father tomorrow!"
Wen Xiaotu smiled kindly: "Good boy, go to bed early tonight."
So he placed the brocade book in the side hall of Cifu Hall to rest.
About half an hour later, His Majesty the Emperor arrived at the Cifu Hall. Wen Xiaotu had already changed into soft satin pajamas, so she took the Emperor's arm and told the Emperor about the Jia family in Jinshu in detail.
Emperor Mingzhao said calmly: "I was just about to tell you about this, and just now Xuanyi Guards also sent a secret message - Atu's guess is right, Princess Zhuang Yi is indeed pretending to be ill."
Wen Xiaotu was speechless for a moment. In order to induce the birth, Duke Li Guo and Princess Zhuang Yi really tried their best. If they were ordinary parents-in-law, they would have directly pointed their noses to induce the birth, or directly given their son a concubine.
But the parents-in-law did not dare to do this. Although Princess Zhuang Yi is also a princess, there is a big difference between a princess and a princess! Princess Zhuang Yi is only the adopted daughter of the late emperor, while Jin Shu is the emperor's only legitimate daughter! No matter it is
Whether as a mother-in-law or an aunt, Princess Zhuang Yi is somewhat lacking in confidence.
That’s why we use this method to induce birth.
Wen Xiaotu couldn't help but mutter: "Do you need to be so impatient?"
Ming Zhaodao: "Qi Baizhou is the eldest son after all. He has the unshirkable responsibility to continue the heirs of the family."
Although the Qi family does not have a throne to inherit, they still have a royal title to pass on.
Wen Xiaotu was speechless for a while, and then said after a long time: "That's all, when the two of them return to Beijing, everything will be clear."